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Why the reconstruction failed

There are many reasons I feel the reconstruction failed. However, there are two reasons that stand out, and I feel had the biggest influence. First, Republicans focused on economical development more than they should have, costing whites money they did not want to spend, which left most African Americans and poor whites in poverty. Whites felt they were being forced into a life they were not ready for, and so, they rebelled.
Republicans focused most of their attention on economical development (building railroads, banks and buisneses.)...

Posted by: Melissa T. Littlefield

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